Welcome to Kansas

Kansas was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase when it became a
part of the United States in 1803. Until 1821 it was included in the
Missouri territory, and for the next 33 years it was known as an
unorganized territory. During this time it was inhabited mainly by
Indians, and there was constant trouble between them and the settlers
until the Indians were gradually pushed into the Oklahoma territory.
Kansas achieved statehood in 1861, with a population of approximately
110,000. Many Civil War veterans took up homesteads in Kansas following
the war, joined by groups of foreign settlers from Germany, Sweden,
Russia, and England. Many Mexicans also settled in the state.

We are excited to bring you a brand-new web site for Kansas data,
and hope you will check back often as we build pages full of useful
information for you. If you have an interest in a specific county which
is available and would like to try your hand at hosting a county or
two, be sure to contact me. Copy and paste my email address into your
email template: allen.alice@gmail.com. It would also be helpful
if you were to add "Trails to the Past" in the subject line,
too.

Interested in another state or county? A link to the Home page for Trails
to the Past is at the bottom, you'll find more information there.